This is not so much a church as a museum.
There are sermon materials available in the church, but no memorial space is for sale. Perhaps indicating that this is a place of religious worship rather than a tourist attraction. However, since today is not a mass day, no solemn people praying in the church.
The vicissitudes of history of this Catholic church were recorded on the shrines and inscriptions. Jiang Chen only glanced at it briefly as he walked past here holding Ayesha's hand.
"Is this a Gothic building?" Looking up at the magnificent dome, Ayesha put her index finger on her lower lip and asked as if thinking.
"It should be, I don't understand very well. Why do you ask this?" Jiang Chen asked casually.
"Because... I often see gothic style clothes in fashion magazines," Ayesha's lips curled up slightly, "I think they're cute."
"Haha, but this building and cuteness seem to have nothing to do with each other." Jiang Chen laughed softly and looked around at the surrounding scenery.
There was a priest standing under the main altar, and in front of him stood a couple. The white-haired priest made the sign of the cross on his chest and made a gesture similar to blessing the two of them. Ayesha noticed that the couple had happy smiles on their faces as they left.
"What are they doing?"
"Should it be to receive the blessing of the Holy Light? For lovers, they should be praying for things like marriage," Jiang Chen said nonsense.
As if noticing that the two were looking at him, the priest looked over, smiled kindly, and then walked towards the two.
"Can I help you?"
Considering Aisha's faith, Jiang Chen was about to refuse, but the little girl blinked, looked at the white-haired priest and said.
“Is the blessing valid even for pagans?”
This question was very abrupt, but the priest was just stunned for a moment, and then he spoke in a pleasant tone.
"Of course. It depends on whether you love him or not."
A happy smile bloomed on Aisha's cold face.
"Yeah. I love him very, very much."
Jiang Chen felt the bridge of his nose was a little sore.
Ayesha's frank and flawless confession left him a little at a loss.
He never denied that he was not a good man. Not only is he greedy, he is also extremely unstable...
The priest looked at Jiang Chen, his eyes seemed to reveal an indescribable insight.
"So, do you love her?"
"I love her." Jiang Chen said with certainty.
Ayesha's eyes were filled with mist, and she quietly hugged Jiang Chen's arm and rubbed the corners of her eyes.
But if you want to say what is your only advantage. That probably means you won’t lie when it comes to feelings. Although he was suspected of being sophistry, he was not prepared to explain anything.
A smile appeared on the priest's face.
"May the Lord bless you and you will surely be happy."
He made the sign of the cross and prayed for the two of them.
... ...
When she came out of the church, Ayesha's whole body was hanging on Jiang Chen's arm. There was a joyful smile on his face.
The white roses in full bloom swayed along the tree-lined path, but they couldn't help but pale in front of this flawless smile.
It's rare for her to show such an intimate behavior outside.
Looking at her happy look, Jiang Chen couldn't help but lean over and kiss her fragile face.
Looking at the gradually turning red face, a doting smile appeared on his face.
Seeing that it was getting late, Jiang Chen was ready to take Aisha back to the hotel.
I have a flight to catch tomorrow, so I have to go to bed early today.
That's right, go to bed early, hehe.
But just then. Jiang Chen unexpectedly heard a familiar voice.
"Feifei, will you marry me?" A man holding a rose in his hand kneeled in front of a beautiful girl and looked at her affectionately and said.
However, the proposal in front of the church did not seem to impress the girl.
"Didn't we agree that we'll talk about marriage when you stabilize?"
Yang Yuan
Following the voice, Jiang Chen looked at the man standing next to the bench with some surprise.
He really didn't expect that he would meet his college roommate here? !
After graduating from college, the four people in the same dormitory basically went their separate ways. Except for the occasional phone call in the first two months to ask how they were doing, as a new social circle was formed, the four of them rarely met each other again. Contacted. Even if Jiang Chen finally became famous. None of the three people contacted him.
As for why, Jiang Chen could figure it out. It was probably because he couldn't save face.
I ignore others when they are not doing well, and shamelessly stick to them when they become famous. It has a somewhat philistine flavor in it. The relationship was not particularly deep originally, and two years after graduation, the relationship was even more watery. The three of them were all relatively respectable people, so they had no contact with Jiang Chen.
If we don't keep in touch, we can at least chat with friends and colleagues - "That so-and-so, we used to be in the same dormitory. I chatted and laughed with him."
Jiang Chen still had some impressions of this Yang Yuan. Although he was not a professional with him, the friendship between the two was surprisingly good. This guy is the top student in their dormitory, and his family background is pretty good. Jiang Chen only vaguely remembered that he went to a prestigious university in Australia to study for graduate school after graduation. Before leaving, he told Jiang Chen that he would definitely come to see him if he had the opportunity to come to Australia in the future, and he would treat him to a meal or something.
Of course, Jiang Chen also knew that it was a polite statement.
Now that I think about it, these two years have passed, and he must have finished his graduate studies. The two of them have not been in contact since they said goodbye. After not seeing each other for a long time, the friendship naturally faded away. Although this was not Jiang Chen's first time in Australia, he had never thought of looking for him.
However, we met by chance today, and the feeling of meeting an old friend in a foreign land is really indescribable.
But Jiang Chen wasn't sure whether it was appropriate for him to go over and say hello in this state.
"Give me a little more time, I will definitely find a job..." Yang Yuan was a little anxious and didn't know what to say.
"Have you considered my feelings? You said you have stabilized here. I quit my job and came all the way from China to find you, but now?" She said aggressively, the girl's eyes Looking at him with a bright red face.
Seeing that his old friend could no longer save his face, Jiang Chen sighed and walked towards him with the idea of rescuing the siege.
"Yang Yuan?"
Seeing someone greeting him, Yang Yuan was stunned for a moment, and then he exclaimed after seeing the person clearly.
"...Brother Chen! Well, long time no see."
Because he was too surprised, his voice became a little incoherent.
"Long time no see." Jiang Chen smiled.
"Is this...sister-in-law?" Yang Yuan looked at Ayesha.
"Um."
"Ayesha." Ayesha introduced herself briefly.
She always had a cold expression towards people other than Jiang Chen.
"You... actually recognize me." The smile on Yang Yuan's face couldn't tell whether it was bitterness, joy or excitement.
The person who no one was optimistic about at the beginning has become a big boss with a net worth of tens of billions. The person who everyone was optimistic about at the beginning is now so messed up that he can't even find a job. This sense of gap really made him feel a little bitter, but what was gratifying was that this old friend still remembered him. .